Disclaimer: I do not own Death Note nor its characters. D:
Mello lay curled up in his bed, eyes squeezed shut, his blanket thrown over his head. The storm outside raged on, heavy raindrops quickly thudding down on the rooftop. Lightning streaked across the sky, and thunder roared soon after. Mello let out a short gasp, his heart racing. More lightning came, and then more rumbling, low and vicious, like a demon awakening from a hundred years of now disturbed slumber.
Mello jolted upright before jumping up completely and dashing down the hallway, his gaze falling upon the eerie shadows created from the natural strobe lights. Acting purely on impulse, he threw open Matt's door, sweaty palms slippery on the knob.
"Ngh," Matt groaned, rolling over and propping himself up on one elbow. He had slept through all that noise?! Electricity tore through the dark clouds, temporarily illuminating the room. Matt caught a glimpse of the intruder before the figure was obscured in darkness. Mello flinched, preparing himself for what was to come. "Mello?"
The blonde froze. He really hadn't thought this through, and now here he was, standing in the middle of his friend's bedroom in the middle of the night during a thunderstorm. What an idiot he was! What was he supposed to say? Why did he come in here in the first place? Obviously, he was scared to death…but he would never, ever admit that.
"What are you doing in here?" Matt questioned, his voice husky.
"I, uh…" Mello scrambled for an explanation. He was great at improvising, and would have been able to do so in any other situation, but the monster's growling was surging fear into him, making it extremely difficult to focus. "Some asshole stole my chocolate."
"Oh," said Matt. Mello wasn't selling it very well, and Matt definitely wasn't buying it. Just like always, he saw right through him. "Must have been some other asshole, huh?"
"Yeah," Mello said nervously, turning his back to Matt and slinking his way towards the door. "I'm going back to bed."
His fingers had just barely brushed the doorknob when two arms wrapped themselves around him, roughly shoving him into Matt's chest. Mello gasped.
"You don't want to stay with me?" Matt pouted, resting his head on Mello's shoulder. He knew that his friend was frightened, and of course wanted to comfort him, but he also wanted to just spend time with Mello. The two hadn't been alone together like this in a while. (In reality, it had only been about three days, but Matt saw it as much, much longer).
"I…" Mello's expression turned cold. Who did Matt think he was, always teasing him like this? It was degrading. Shoving Matt away, he said flatly, "No."
"Aw, c'mon. Cuddle with me. Just for tonight?"
"I said no."
Mello had the door opened about an inch and a half wide when Matt's hand whizzed past his head, slamming it shut again. The blonde whirled around to come almost nose-to-nose with the redhead.
"Please," Matt mumbled quietly, admiring the other male. So fucking adorable.
Mello's hard expression gradually dissolved, his teeth ungritting, his eyes falling to the floorboards in defeat. Matt smirked, pulling the boy into him yet again. Mello clutched the front of Matt's shirt, allowing his head to fall into the crook of Matt's neck.
"If you ever say anything about this," Mello warned, "I swear, I will slit your throat."
Matt chuckled. "I won't say a word." He gently kissed the top of Mello's head before adding, "I promise."
A/N: I tried to make Mello more IC this time. :3 Oh, & I know "ungritting" isn't a word, but quite frankly I DON'T GIVE A SHIT. XD Review please. c:
